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Day 4 · 12 min · Free forever

One plan, not twenty lines

  • Pick a simple middlegame plan from the opening

After development, name one plan in plain English: 'pressure d4', 'trade the bad bishop', 'hold the centre'.

You do not need twenty memorised branches to play chess.

Habit rule · After development, name one plan out loud.

Knowledge check

What replaces memorising twenty lines?

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